Silent Night, Zombie Night (2009)

A week before Christmas a viral outbreak turns the citizens of Los Angeles into the walking dead. On the brink of severing ties with both his wife and longtime partner, L.A.P.D. officer ... See full summary »

Director:

Sean Cain

Writer:

Sean Cain

Stars:

Jack Forcinito, Andy Hopper, Nadine Stenovitch

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Forcinito	...	Frank Talbot
Andy Hopper	...	Nash Jackson
Nadine Stenovitch	...	Sarah Talbot
Lew Temple	...	Jeffrey Hannigan
Vernon Wells	...	Paul Irwin
Felissa Rose	...	Elsa Lansing
Timothy Muskatell	...	Raccoon
Luke Y. Thompson	...	Box-Mart
Sara Tomko	...	Debutante
Ricardo Gray	...	Little Daddy
John Karyus	...	Fingers
Jimmy Williams	...	Henry Glendon
Domiziano Arcangeli	...	Lookout
Chris Gabriel	...	Santa Zombie
Krisondra Daigneault	...	Virginia

Storyline

A week before Christmas a viral outbreak turns the citizens of Los Angeles into the walking dead. On the brink of severing ties with both his wife and longtime partner, L.A.P.D. officer Frank Talbot finds himself trapped with them. As death closes in their survival is further threatened by the fact that both men love the same woman.

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Plot Keywords:

outbreak | survival | lapd | shotgun | undead | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Velvet Hammer Films, ArsonCuff Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shooting was momentarily halted when the LAPD arrived by foot, car, and helicopter due to a concerned citizen mistaking zombies and actors with prop weapons for gang members battling in the streets.

User Reviews

Not Your Average Indie Zombie Soap Opera Action

"Silent Night, Zombie Night" surprised my low expectations. It does tread in some of the "same ole" category with the basic zombie outbreak, but at its core is really a character study of a love triangle, with real adult feelings and all of that. It stands out from the crowd as far as Indie zombie movies go and could appeal to a broader audience than most.

On the acting front, Jack Forcinito as the tough as nails jerk of a hero runs this rodeo. He seems born for the role in a "give that man a B movie trophy!" sort of way. Middle aged ladies and perhaps younger ladies with daddy issues may throw their panties at the screen for the bad boy, man about business character Jack brings to life. Sizzle.

Andy Hopper is an actor I could see on a "Law & Order" type show and Nadine Stenovich as the leading lady brings a real beauty of a woman to the mix, which may not please the fake boobs in a bikini crowd.

Felissa Rose, Vernon Wells, and Lew Temple as known B movie names all come in with parts that are more than cameos. I would say extended cameos, but considering the amount of dialog and Lew Temple's going for the Oscar sob antics: they are real bona fide parts.

The low budget nature of the beast is going to have some FX groaned at (some are pulled off gory and great), but overall it does not feel like a case of someone trying to junk something out for nothing, but rather filmmakers really trying to make something good with very little.

Is the Christmas spirit there? Well, it was shot in Los Angeles and around Christmas time I am led to believe, so: no snow. Some may want more tinsel and miss the snow, but I guess I can't fault it for playing to reality. Maybe you're stuck in the snowed-up Midwest and want to spend Christmas in warm L.A.? Here you go, and with zombies!

"Silent Night, Zombie Night" is a step above many Indie low-to-no budget zombie movies and I think it earns a spot on a horror collector's shelf. Actually, I would recommend it to people who do not like zombie movies per-say, but dig adult relationship dramas. It is worth a rent at least and could be an odd date night movie.